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10 July 2019AmericasRory O'Neill

Swiss court mulls extradition of Chinese researcher accused of GSK trade secrets theft

US authorities are seeking the extradition of a Chinese researcher from Switzerland for his part in a conspiracy to steal trade secrets from British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

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